A) Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.
B) Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning.
C) Teachers of science engage in ongoing assessment of their teaching and of student learning.
D) Teachers of science design and manage learning environments that provide students with the time, space, and resources needed for learning science.
E) Teachers of science develop communities of science learners that reflect the intellectual rigor of scientific inquiry and the attitudes and social values conduciveto science learning.
National Science Content Standards
Content Standard
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
Content Standard D
As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop
an understanding of the structure of the earth system.
The solid earth is layered with a lithosphere; hot, convecting mantle; and dense, metallic core.
Content Standard G
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of
Science as a human endeavor
Nature of science
History of science
Misconception: All natural things are good for the environment.
RI State Standards
Earth and Space Science ESS1(5-8)POC-1 Use geological evidence provided to support the idea that the Earth's crust/lithosphere is composed of plates that move. ESS1 (7-8)-1 Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time within the Earth's system by... 1a) citing evidence and developing a logical argument for plate movement using fossil evidence, layers of sedimentary rock, location of mineral deposits, and shape of the continents. What does it mean?
Students will be able to discuss and cite scientific evidence that confirms the theory that small imperceptible changes that they see in today's world are manifested into great transformations of the Earth within the context of the great age of the Earth.
Students will be able to identify,collect,analyze and interpret data to construct an evidence-based explanation for the theory of plate tectonics.
What should student already know?
The student should know that the Earth is a spinning sphere of material revolving around the sun.
Basic understanding of the Earth Surface. e.g. Oceans, mountains , landmasses, atmosphere, etc.
What are the misconceptions?
The Earth has always looked as it presently does.
The Earth is made of all solid rock, with dirt and water on top .
All natural things are good for the environment.
Earth and Space Science
Earth and Space Science ESS1(5-8)POC-3 Explain how Earth events (abruptly and over time ) can bring about changes in Earth's surface: landforms, ocean floor, rock forms, or climate. ESS1(7-8) -3 Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time within earth systems by... 3a) Evaluating slow processes e.g. seafloor spreading, mountain building to determine how the Earth has changed and will continue to change over time. What does it mean?
Student will learn to differentiate between slow and fast geological changes and be able construct evidence based explanations after analyzing and interpreting assembled pertinent data to explain slow geological changes.
They will be able to include the terms seafloor spreading, mountain building, lithosphere, athenosphere, and convection, plus more, in that explanation of how the Earth changes slowly.
They will be able to use measurements to calculate densities of objects and then describe the concept of liquid fluidity in terms of density variations.
They will be able to apply the concepts of density and fluidity to their model of the Changing Earth they are building.
What should student already know?
The student should know that the Earth is a spinning sphere of material revolving around the sun.
Basic understanding of the Earth Surface. e.g. Oceans, mountains , landmasses, atmosphere, etc.
Basic 6th grade mathematical and measurement conversion skills.
What are the misconceptions?
The Earth is not changing slowly over time, just changing with abrupt changes like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
That lava is simply pushed up to the surface by pressure inside the Earth.
3b) Evaluating fast processes e.g. earthquakes to determine how the Earth has changed and will continue to change over time.
What does it mean?
Student will learn to differentiate between slow and fast geological changes and be able construct evidence based explanations after analyzing and interpreting assembled pertinent data.
The understanding of terms like magma, volcanoes, earthquakes, transform boundaries, convergent boundaries, and divergent boundaries will be used in making their own prediction where most eartquakes and volcanic activity will most likely be occurring.
What should student already know?
The student should know that the Earth is a spinning sphere of material revolving around the sun.
Basic understanding of the Earth Surface. e.g. Oceans, mountains , landmasses, atmosphere, etc.
What are the misconceptions?
That earthquakes and volcanic activity only occur on landmasses.
National Science Education Standards
A) Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.B) Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning.
C) Teachers of science engage in ongoing assessment of their teaching and of student learning.
D) Teachers of science design and manage learning environments that provide students with the time, space, and resources needed for learning science.
E) Teachers of science develop communities of science learners that reflect the intellectual rigor of scientific inquiry and the attitudes and social values conduciveto science learning.
National Science Content Standards
Content Standard
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
Content Standard DAs a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop
Content Standard G
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of- Science as a human endeavor
- Nature of science
- History of science
Misconception: All natural things are good for the environment.RI State Standards
Earth and Space Science ESS1(5-8)POC-1 Use geological evidence provided to support the idea that the Earth's crust/lithosphere is composed of plates that move.ESS1 (7-8)-1 Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time within the Earth's system by...
1a) citing evidence and developing a logical argument for plate movement using fossil evidence, layers of sedimentary rock, location of mineral deposits, and shape of the continents.
What does it mean?
- Students will be able to discuss and cite scientific evidence that confirms the theory that small imperceptible changes that they see in today's world are manifested into great transformations of the Earth within the context of the great age of the Earth.
- Students will be able to identify,collect,analyze and interpret data to construct an evidence-based explanation for the theory of plate tectonics.
What should student already know?- The student should know that the Earth is a spinning sphere of material revolving around the sun.
- Basic understanding of the Earth Surface. e.g. Oceans, mountains , landmasses, atmosphere, etc.
What are the misconceptions?Earth and Space Science
Earth and Space Science ESS1(5-8)POC-3 Explain how Earth events (abruptly and over time ) can bring about changes in Earth's surface: landforms, ocean floor, rock forms, or climate.
ESS1(7-8) -3 Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time within earth systems by...
3a) Evaluating slow processes e.g. seafloor spreading, mountain building to determine how the Earth has changed and will continue to change over time.
What does it mean?
What should student already know?
- The student should know that the Earth is a spinning sphere of material revolving around the sun.
- Basic understanding of the Earth Surface. e.g. Oceans, mountains , landmasses, atmosphere, etc.
- Basic 6th grade mathematical and measurement conversion skills.
What are the misconceptions?3b) Evaluating fast processes e.g. earthquakes to determine how the Earth has changed and will continue to change over time.
What does it mean?
- Student will learn to differentiate between slow and fast geological changes and be able construct evidence based explanations after analyzing and interpreting assembled pertinent data.
- The understanding of terms like magma, volcanoes, earthquakes, transform boundaries, convergent boundaries, and divergent boundaries will be used in making their own prediction where most eartquakes and volcanic activity will most likely be occurring.
What should student already know?- The student should know that the Earth is a spinning sphere of material revolving around the sun.
- Basic understanding of the Earth Surface. e.g. Oceans, mountains , landmasses, atmosphere, etc.
What are the misconceptions?